Sal Dickinson, the Founder and Chief Executive of FloridaVacationAuction.com, has been named as one of the "Top 25 Minds in Hospitality Sales & Marketing." The annual list recognizes the "best of the best" in the hospitality, travel and tourism industries. According to Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president and CEO of HSMAI, "These professionals have succeeded in growing business for their own organizations and have continued to inspire and raise the bar for the rest of the hospitality industry." According to HSMAI, the 2011 "Top 25" recipients were judged by a panel of senior industry executives for their recent work based on the following criteria: creativity and innovation; cutting edge sales or marketing campaigns; triumph in challenging situations; and sales efforts that resulted in dramatic gains. Sales & Marketing USA & Canada United States Virginia McLean